Hot Rod City
January 11, 2013
When you’re truly passionate about something, it shows. And if that passion translates into a desirable product, you are luckier than many. One such lucky individual is Jeff Mayes who owns Hot Rod City in San Bernardino. His passion has turned into a growing business, which is not something everybody can say in today’s reality. ...
Buying Some, Selling Some – Having Lots Of Fun at Pomona
January 11, 2013
The Pomona Swap Meet is a wonderful patchwork quilt of people who bring their experiences, their ideas and, of course, their stuff to share with the world. There are quite a few of the vendors whom we’ve shared with you who make their livings and run their businesses right out of the Pomona Swap Meet. ...
Tick-Tock Neon Clock: Larry Rhea
November 16, 2012
One of the exciting things about visiting the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show is that there are so many vendors who sell unique items at each event. Larry Rhea is one such vendor who has been selling neon clocks, vintage influenced signs, and automobilia items at the Pomona Swap Meet and on the ...
Total Quality from Total Cost Involved Engineering
November 16, 2012
Some people might be put off by the idea of building a custom car or upgrading a classic car because they want both a stylish vintage vehicle, but also need something reliable to get them through the daily grind. For those of you that fall into this category, don’t worry. There is a company right ...
United They Stand: A Glimpse into the United Ladies Bikes & Accessories
September 27, 2012
Although the United Ladies Bikes and Accessories (AKA “Bike Ladies”) may not be a household name for some, they are undoubtedly a key entity in the world of bicycle enthusiasts. United Ladies Bikes and Accessories is a one stop shop for all of your unique or custom bicycle needs. They sell various bike parts including ...
High Performance Auto Parts from G&P Performance
September 27, 2012
Have you ever thought of scouring the Pomona Swap Meet for some of those great automotive finds that are there every time and then spending a few hours on eBay later, selling them to the world? Trust us, you’re not the first and a few of our vendors started just that way, including this month’s ...
Coy’s Wheels – Going Above & Beyond
July 26, 2012
There are a lot of great car movies, but one that continually tops people’s lists is the Fast and the Furious. This car movie is a fun adventure and covers a lot of different genres – it’s a love story, there is an element of danger and, oh yeah, there are cars. Duh! If you ...
Stevenson’s Paint, a Half Century of Expertise
July 26, 2012
If you could get into your time machine and travel back a half century, you might happen to run into Vern Stevenson’s local hardware store, where you would find the usual array of things you might need to fix up the place. But what you also might find is that Vern knew a thing or ...
Dr. Detail is in the House
May 21, 2012
This issue of the Swap Meet newsletter has a thread that weaves through the stories, where people get their start because life has thrown them a curve ball and they step up to the plate and knock that curve ball right out of the park. Such is also the case with Dr. Detail, who started ...
Steel Techs’ Benchmark Workbenches
May 21, 2012
The story of John, Nancy & Rick Eastburn from Steel Tech Fabrication is not unlike what happens with so many Americans today. John was employed as a heavy equipment operator, earning union wages and doing a great day’s work for a great day’s pay. But with more and more people deciding that imported junk is ...
Perma-Cool It!
March 30, 2012
Walt Diederich keeps it COOL and Innovative You know how folks say there’s nothing made in the USA any longer? This statement really makes a lot of people hot under the collar, but there’s a way to keep your cool and “buy American” all at the same time; buy Perma-Cool products. We’ve had the privilege of ...
Sign Spree Vintage Signs
March 30, 2012
SIGN, SIGN, EVERYWHERE A SIGN… When the Five Man Electrical Band sang about signs in 1970, you could tell they’d never been to the Pomona Swap Meet and seen the cool stuff from Sign Spree. If they had, the song would have had a whole different note (you’re darned right that that pun was intended!). ...
